# N739PF: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270691
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2000
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A9EDC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlanta Northside Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTA%20NORTHSIDE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0366° N, 84.5901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30144, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739PF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739PF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PF-2018-01-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA117), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Marietta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, impacting with a gully and nosing over.
- [NTSB NYC80FHM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM24), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DHM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM08), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20020622015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622015249A), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Marietta, GA, No damage. (-23) On June 22, 2002, at approximately 0930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N739PF, operated by and registered to atlanta northside aviation inc.,…
- [Accident 19800807037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807037339A), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Spring Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot waited too long to abort takeoff. Aircraft ran off end of runway.
- [Accident 19790203002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002109A), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot taxied into a parked aircraft.

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